Camille Saint-Saëns composed his two Romances for Horn for two of the most respected French horn players of the time: Opus 67 in E major from 1866 is dedicated to Henri Chaussier; Opus 36 in F major from 1874 was written for Henri Garigue. Despite the illustrious recipients, they are not virtuosic showpieces but – as the term Romance suggests – short “Songs without words”. Alongside the orchestral version, Saint-Saëns also prepared a piano accompaniment for chamber music performances. The first editions even also had an alternative part for violoncello, on which our edition is based.

The notes in Henle's Urtext edition are as usual, thorough and interesting. (...) Two copies of the cello part have been included in Henle's fine publication; one clean and the other lightly edited. Both are delightful works to add to the cellist's repertoire.
[Stringendo AUSTA, 2014]